There are 8 ways to get from Falkirk to Belfast by car, car ferry, bus, busferry, train, ferry, or plane
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Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Falkirk to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
4h 23m£57–199Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Falkirk High to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)GLA - BFS
3h 23m£42–117Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal923
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
8h 11mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from St Andrew`s Church to Buchanan Bus StationX37
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
8h 26mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Take the ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
8h 37m£79–295Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Falkirk Grahamston to Edinburgh Park
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)EDI - BFS
3h 13m£48–125Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Falkirk Grahamston to Edinburgh Park
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)EDI - BHD
2h 58m£57–186Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Falkirk High to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)GLA - BHD
3h 3m£44–148
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Falkirk to Belfast is to train and fly which costs £45 - £130 and takes 3h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Falkirk to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 2h 58m and costs £55 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Falkirk to Belfast. However, there are services departing from St Andrew`s Church and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 26m.
The distance between Falkirk and Belfast is 155 miles.
The best way to get from Falkirk to Belfast without a car is to Bus and car ferry which takes 8h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Falkirk to Belfast, including transfers.
Falkirk to Belfast bus services, operated by Midland Bluebird, depart from St Andrew`s Church station.
Falkirk to Belfast bus services, operated by Midland Bluebird, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1266+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Falkirk, Scotland and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Falkirk to Belfast. However, you can drive to Cairnryan, take the car ferry to Belfast, then drive to Belfast. Alternatively, you can take a train from Falkirk High to Castlecourt via Glasgow Queen Street, Glasgow Buchanan, Cairnryan Stena Terminal, Cairnryan, Port Of Belfast, and Stena Line terminus in around 8h 11m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–65
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Falkirk Grahamston to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Falkirk High to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from St Andrew`s Church to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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